tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post551730227887926660..comments2023-06-24T02:33:25.119-07:00Comments on 1minutefilmreview: The Soloist1minutefilmreviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809587879409604427noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-54523983286208517782009-09-09T07:54:14.714-07:002009-09-09T07:54:14.714-07:00I agree whole heartedly. It was quite interesting ...I agree whole heartedly. It was quite interesting to see the sequences that featured heards of homeless people. That's kind of what I meant when saying the movie is a bit darker than most. It didn't shy away from displaying the depressing reality far too many people have to live through.edgarchaputhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874108948902089501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-20846931219559240092009-09-08T04:48:05.381-07:002009-09-08T04:48:05.381-07:00Besides enjoyment, we have a whole new perspective...Besides enjoyment, we have a whole new perspective on the plight of the homeless when watching this film. It took a very brave soul to go up and befriend someone like that.<br /><br />The writer brought home the fact that these homeless souls are not just statistics. They have problems just like everybody else. The sad thing is, their problems might be ten-fold compared to ours. Underneath all that filth and insanity associated with being homeless, they are simply poor souls who have lost their way.1minutefilmreviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809587879409604427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-3005010476342537422009-09-07T16:57:44.051-07:002009-09-07T16:57:44.051-07:00I also very much enjoyed the film. It took some ch...I also very much enjoyed the film. It took some chances by being a tad a darker than a lot of movies like this. The movie was mostly overlooked (it came out 1 pathetic week before the summer's blockbusters were released), but I think Foxx and Downwy Jr. give some of my favourite performances of theirs.<br /><br />I also really dug the Fantasia-esque graphics when Nathaniel listens to an orchestra play in a concert hall.edgarchaputhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874108948902089501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-63262934465063228812009-09-07T08:36:51.134-07:002009-09-07T08:36:51.134-07:00Anything Jamie Foxx does inevitably means fresh an...Anything Jamie Foxx does inevitably means fresh and out of the box for us. If the role was given to Denzel Washington or Samuel L.Jackson it might have been predictable.<br /><br />Foxx brings with him a sense of spontaneity which usually color the performances of comedians who turn to serious acting. Will Smith has the same ability and pulling power. As you have said so yourself - you loved the acting... <br /><br />Whether or not it garners any acknowledgment during awards season is immaterial to us. What matters to us is whether a film has the chutzpah in attempting to be all that it is meant to be. In this case, the film is a sincere work which tries to understand the mind of a schizophrenic vagrant. The thoughts of an individual like that would understandably be random, thus explains the random scenes you brought up.<br /><br />The writer was his only connection to having a real friendship. He was the only person who looked at him as a talented musician and a valuable human being at that point. Therefore, we do not see why you wouldn't want equal time spent on the writer.<br /><br />Anyway, we appreciate your comment very much. Muchos gracias. :)1minutefilmreviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809587879409604427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-7511129903104342422009-09-06T20:19:54.563-07:002009-09-06T20:19:54.563-07:00I hate to have my first comment be a disagreement,...I hate to have my first comment be a disagreement, but alas I don't hide my opinion well. I loved the acting, the characters, and by all accounts this film should have been oozing oscar... but I just couldn't get into it. I felt they spent too much time with the writer, the backstory was handled meh, and just when I started really feeling emotional the scenes would get cut and jump to the next life event (or cut to a series of random showings - like the doves during the practice performance, just let the actors act!).<br /><br />Not a bad film by any marker, but I think it'll get overlooked come award time.Univarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437654003558435749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-83341000762501243812009-08-28T03:42:14.308-07:002009-08-28T03:42:14.308-07:00Its a very good film. I m first time here at this ...Its a very good film. I m first time here at this blog. I never seen this before.Digital SLR Camerashttp://www.camerahut.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-2801272310950501952009-08-23T00:09:42.369-07:002009-08-23T00:09:42.369-07:00Yup, we hope so. :)Yup, we hope so. :)1minutefilmreviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809587879409604427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1904006883321855933.post-72735352665757078322009-08-22T12:59:40.085-07:002009-08-22T12:59:40.085-07:00Good film, the acting in it is phenomenal, hope th...Good film, the acting in it is phenomenal, hope they both get some award recognition.<br /><br />http://unfetteredtastes.blogspot.com/Zach Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082822697901306809noreply@blogger.com